The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-01
SEVERE STORM.
Trains Delayed and Roads slockaded
In Maine.
a Hard Winter Reported by the
Lumbermen.
Narrow Escape of a Party of Men in
New York.
a Very Heavy Storm Reported In
Wisconsin.

BANGOR, Feb. 2s.-The people Of the
western and southern portion of the State
can form but a faint idea Of the great snow
embago which has been put upon the east
ern and northern part Of Maine, as well as
the adjacent provincial territory. Thursday
night the snow fell thick and fast. and as a
high wind succeeded, huge and impossible
drifts were formed. preventing business and
rendering for while, all timetables useless.
Friday morning the regular train for Moose
head Lake left as usual, and was due here
at night. 1t did not put in appearance,
however. and in the evening II was learned
that II was near Abbott. bound north. Sat
urday noon the lake was reached, and the re-
turn trip begun. About twenty hours later
it arrived here, having been on the rOsd
nearly as hours instead Of II hours, the usual
time.
Manager Cram Of the New Brunswick
Railroad was In town, Friday, and received
a dispatch, stating that all freight trains on
his road had been cancelled, as there were
drifts all along the line ranging from six to
twenty feet in depth. Up to last night no
passenger trains had arrived at Vanceboro
from Presque Isle or other northern points.
but the kilograms indieate-that the road will
be open Monday.
Lumbermen who came down Saturday
night, report snow from four to seven feet,
and are discouraged at the outlook for
spring hauling. All agree. however. that
there must be good driving pitch, and this
will help them in getting all the logs to the
booms, as well as to bring in the large num-
Der hung up along the rivers.
OF all the stage lines running from this
city, only two made trips, Friday, and the
driver Of one Of these,-the Aurora line,-
walked sixteen miles on snow shoes, carry
ing fifty pounds Of mail upon his back. The
Patten road from Mattawamkeag, as well as
the Levant road in from Danforth are
blocked, and no teams have as yet been able
TO come out. Commercial travellers who go
north are waiting here until our Piscataquis
and Aroostook friends open communication
with the rest of the world The storm Of
Saturday night and Sunday morning capped
the climax.
DOVER, N. H., Feb. 2S.-Trains on the
northern division of the Boston Il Maine
railroad were badly delayed to-day by heavy
snow drifts. One due at South Berwick at
10 o'clock in the forenoon did not arrive till
3.25 o'clock in the afternoon.
New YORK, Feb. 2S.-A dispatch from
Buffalo says the storm Of Saturday night
was the severest that has visited this city for
many years. Some thirty men were caught
by the storm Of wind which swept over the
glass-like surface of the ice-feld.
Rescuing parties were organized, and the
shores for several miles up were ,patrolled
but none of the men could be found There
were many holes in the ice and the great fear
was that being unable to withstand the wind
the men would be swept into these holes and
drowend.
Parties were out all day, and all but two
Buffalo fishermen are accounted for. The
others, it seems, after almost superhuman
efforts, succeeded in reaching the shores,
miles above the city, and found shelter for
the night at neighbOring houses Of farmers.
Besides the missing men, bodies OF two
others were reported found at Lakeview,
some two miles below the city. Two Poles
are also missing and 1t Is possible that they
too had gone fishing and are lost.
RICHMOND, Quebec, Feb. 2S.-The severest
storm of the season has just been experience
ed here. 1t commenced with light snow at 8
P. NJ. Saturday, and increased By night 70 q
heavy storm, which continued without abate-
ment for twenty-four hours with a strong
wind.
WATERBURY, VT, Feb. 2S.-The west
wind and snow storm last night and today
have rendered the highways in this vicinity
nearly impossible. Freight trains are block
AIDED and passenger trains .are delayed sew
eral hours. Deep snow drifts In as last as
shovelled out.
WINDOW, Mimi, Feb. 2S.-People here are
in immediate danger of freezing for want OF
fuel. There are only two cars OF wood mere
and not a hump Of coal, and the residents are
forced to burn their fences and lumber piles
| To add to the seriousness Of the situation,
the blizzard of Saturday night, the severesl
since 1872 covered the railroad with several
| feet of snow. All the men available were
| put to work shoyelling the road clear. but nc
train can arrive FOR some days.
PLYMOUTH. Wis. Feb. 2s,-Saturday' 5
storm is reported the worst Of the winter.
! The extent Of snow fall was light compared
with previous storms, but the high wind
| which prevailed all day and night placed an
embargo on the movement OF trains.
Freights were delayed in reaching the elty,
and have remained abandoned since. The
Green Bay Express, was blocked in a cut a
mile south of the city, and despite the as
sistance of snow plOw and shOvellers was
not extricated until Sunday afternoon. The
blockade Is reported the worst between here
and Milwaukee The temperature lowered
rapidly last night which will make natter
| worse.
MILWAUKEE, Feb 2s.-Saturday's storm
seems to have swept entirely across the Stat
and disabled all the roads entering this city
No freight trains were moved Saturday
night or yesterday, all energies being devot
/ ed to getting passenger trains through
| These we're moved on all the lines will
/ great difficulty. Several passenger train
/ were block at different points for some time,
one on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore anC
Western being stuck in drift for 20 hour
near Sheboygan.